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Amalekites

A nomadic people, whose ancestor was regarded by the Hebrews as Esau (Gen. 36: 15–16), and who occupied part of the Promised Land before the arrival of the Israelites to dispossess them (Exod. 17: 8–16). They disappear from historical records after the time of David (1 Sam. 15 and 30: 13–25).